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Chapter 3, Halloween (Ep. 2: Trick or Treat, Freak)
Halloween had always been Gwen's favorite holiday. Well, Christmas actually was, but she'd die before admitting it. Either way, Halloween was still very high up on the list. She loved her fair share of dressing up as well as scaring a few trick or treaters.
She and Jonathan would spend the night watching horror films and pigging out on junk food. All while waiting for the neighborhood kids to knock so they can put on their most frightening costumes and terrify them until they run away screaming.
Laughs and a few scolds from Joyce were received, but even the Byers' mom couldn't help herself from joining their frights. It was safe to say this had become their tradition. That was until this year when things changed.
Joyce was now dating the friendly Bob Newby. He was going to spend his first holiday with her and even though Gwen wanted the night to be like every year, she could tell Jonathan was not a fan of her mother's suitor.
He'd never be the type to flake on their tradition, but he began suggesting different things to do such as accompany Will and the others trick or treating. Something she refused to do.
Which brought them to their first Halloween spending it apart.
She would attend Tina's Halloween Bash while he would chaperone his little brother. This night went from the most anticipated to the least exciting event of the year in just a short amount of time.
Currently, Gwen was waiting for him at the library all to try and get their work done before tonight. She rummaged through the bookshelves in search of Pride and Prejudice, which she needed to write an essay about by Monday. Right when she believed she hit the jackpot, she was disappointed to learn that it was the wrong book and it seemed that all the copies had been taken.
That meant a trip to the Hawkins Public Library needed to be made.
With a heavy sigh, Gwen made her way to the tables to try and acquire a decent spot, but was met by the sight of Steve sitting next to the only free table. She didn't think twice about turning around and settling on taking a spot on the floor, but before she could walk away, she noticed Nancy standing in the far corner sharpening her pencil to a stud.
Nancy's gaze was fixated to the back of a girl, who just so happened to have the same red hair and style Barb had.
Before Gwen could attempt to head over and talk to her, she suddenly felt two hands grip on her arms. She gasped loudly and jolted back against the bookshelves and was annoyed to find Jonathan laughing at her fright, who figured if they weren't going to scare trick or treaters, then he might as well scare her instead.
"You son of-"
Jonathan held a finger to her lips and whispered, "Shh! We're in a library!"
She shot him a glare and swatted his hand off, "Says the person who literally just scared the living daylights out of me!"
